grook

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noun

A brief, aphoristic poem, often containing irony or paradox.

OriginDanish gruk →
Scrabble 10
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Meanings

noungrook (plural grooks)

plural grooks

  1. A brief, aphoristic poem, often containing irony or paradox.

Origin

  1. Danishgruk
  2. Englishgrook

From Danish gruk, coined by the Danish poet Piet Hein.

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Translations

Danish gruk
  • grukgrook
Cite this entry
APA

grook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grook

MLA

“grook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grook. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grook,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grook.

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